Android Oreo for the LG V30: Check out all the new features!

0.phoneArenaposted on06 Dec 2017, 07:20

LG is now seeding a beta version of Android 8.0 Oreo for the V30, but the beta program is currently restricted to Korea only. However, we managed to get in on the fun early, and we'd like to tell you about some of the cool new features that will soon (hopefully) be making their way to V30 units in the West...

There is literally no feature mentioned here that have been part of Touchwiz before stock Android supported it. Only perhaps the suggestions in the settings menu which have been part of the latest Samsung Experience.

Also AOSP roms (not ASOP) are maintained by Google and contain everything that stock/basic Android has as well. You probably mean custom ROMS based on AOSP who add their own features to it.

Ofcourse Samsung started the multi-window option before Google did, but not PIP.
And Samsung did precede theming to stock, although adaptive icons aren't really like installing a theme with different icons.
App shortcuts are slightly different, but long press icons have been there before I think,just not by Samsung.

Having said all this, Samsung most definitely brought features to the table that are now implemented in stock. Just not specifically these 5 ones.

Oh and custom romming is the best, haven't had stock ROM in ages (so it's sometimes hard to tell what is missing from stock anyway). But I do prefer the stock feel of most roms, compared to Touchwiz

Its hard to beat samsung hardware... and once they started breaking links to stuff like android pay and samsung pay for rooting i just kind of stop...

if you find an app or some work around to allow music controls with the screen off while music is playing (long press to skip tracks) please let me know, i do not understand why this is not in any OEM rom and its the thing i miss most from rooting

I'm running Dirty Unicorns on a OnePlus 3T, under Dirty Tweaks they have an option to use the volume keys. Short press is volume, long press is prev/next But custom romming does break Android Pay (even without root), but since I used Magisk to root, I can hide root (with Magisk hide) to use apps that normally won't run with a rooted device. It even marks the phone as certified on the Play store, so I can install NetFlix normally.

You could get a smartwatch and use the controls on the watch. This is what I do most of the times so I don't even get my phone out my pocket.

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